NASHUA, NH -- A gap analysis on counterfeit parts avoidance and detection standards performed by a BAE Systems technical director reveals lower-level documents have improved their coverage of components but still lack full accounting for materials and non-electronics parts.

ATLANTA – UP Media Group seeks abstracts for PCB West 2013, to be held Sept. 24-26, in Santa Clara, CA. Read more ...

After going several years between updates, IPC has released IPC-2221B, the industry standard for designing printed circuit boards. PCD&F editor in chief Mike Buetow spoke in January with Task Group chairman Gary Ferrari about the critical changes to the spec.

SAN JOSE – Cadence Design Systems reported fourth-quarter 2012 revenue of $346 million, up 12.3% year-over-year. Read more ...